cubic feet (15 m3), or 4 measurement tons, which would previously entitle the carrier to a limitation of $2000, was now freighted as "one automobile" thereby reducing the shipowner's liability from $2000 per automobile to $500. See also Seaworthiness (law) References External links US CODE–TITLE 46, APPENDIX–SHIPPING Merchant ships United States federal trade legislation United States federal admiralty and maritime legislation International trade law